How does free tuition sound? It sounds pretty neat, neater than a tall glass of Pabst Blue Ribbon even. The free tuition plan, a proposal put out by Democrats in the state Senate last week, would provide grants to students based on how much of their...

For many Grand Valley State University students, Wednesday’s blackout on popular websites Wikipedia and Craigslist may have been their first time hearing about the Stop Internet Piracy Act, but although a vote on the law has been tabled in Congress,...

If you haven’t already done so, you should probably consider where you are living next semester. Not only that, and arguably more important, you want to start thinking about with whom you will room. There is no excuse for that previous rhyme....

Everyone from college students to the state government are pinching pennies these days, but some of these legislative measures take swats at some of Michigan’s most vulnerable citizens: the LGBT community. On Dec. 22, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed...

For your entire life, you knew exactly what you wanted to be. Whether it was doctor or a lawyer or a candlestick maker, you were sure of your career pathway and would take all of the necessary college classes to get yourself there (Waxology 260, etc.)....

Nobody likes being in pain. Well, not unless you’re just a little bit weird. But have you ever wondered what life would be like without suffering? I spent some time last semester in a scriptures as literature class, which I’ll admit, exposed...

There is something terrifying about the label “college dropout.” Being a college dropout comes with a whole host of other assumptions and social stigmas: laziness, irresponsibility, and sometimes even naivete. But things assumed are often untrue,...

It’s still fairly early in January and I want to take this time to share some of my New Year’s resolutions with the students of Grand Valley State University. Making resolutions is atypical for me, not because I have nothing to change...

Ask the administrators, and they’ll tell you the same thing. At 123 square feet of space per student, excluding living areas, GVSU has only half the average space per student in the state, a shortcoming university officials credit to GVSU’s...

I have a guilty pleasure. Sometimes, on those nights when nobody’s home, I bring my computer into my bedroom and I turn off the lights. Then I cuddle up under the blankets, and I type “pluggedin.com” into Google Chrome. No, it’s...

Dear Freshmen, What’s up, homies? Like an irresponsible hotel patron, it’s been a while since I’ve checked in, and I wanted to see how you were holding up after your first full semester at Grand Valley State University. How did...

The Michigan legislature might finally be on to something. As the suits in Lansing begin establishing the executive budget for the 2013 fiscal year, cash-strapped public universities might finally feel some relief from the legislature as they explore...